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Call for application: University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill- NUS Joint Degree Programme (2016 cohort)

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Dear students

Hope you are having a good year end break and hope all went well for your exams.

Starting from 1 January till the 21 January 2017, we are conducting an application exercise for admission for the 2016 cohort to the above JDP. The students that are eligible for this call are those that enrolled at NUS in August 2016. This link will give you more details about the programme. The application details are located here. We also highly recommend that you read through the FAQs as they have the answers to your queries.

The criteria for application is as follows:

  1. A demonstrated CAP of at least 4.0 and above (strict criteria)
  2. Must be majoring in one of these disciplines ( You must have read and pass the exposure module)
    1. Economics
    2. English Literature
    3. Geography
    4. History
    5. Political Science
  3. There must be a recent and official referee letter as part of your application. It can be written by a tutor as well as a professor.
  4. You must pursue Honours
  5. You must stay a minimum of 1 year at UNC for the JDP

There will be an interview process if you are shortlisted. This is likely to be in early February. You will need to be in Singapore to attend this interview to be eligible for consideration.

Good luck!

Call for Participation for Western University’s International World’s Challenge Challenge

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Dear students

This is an announcement on behalf of Western University through our International Relations Office.

Western University is inviting some of the world’s best universities tocompete in the first international World’s Challenge Challenge in 2016-2017. Interested NUS students can form diverse teams of three to choose a global issue and design a unique solution. The teams will then present their unique solutions to panel of academic and community leaders at NUS that will judge the presentations and ideas based on an established scoring rubric. The top team from each World’s Challenge Challenge partner will win a trip to London, Canada, in May 2017, to compete in the international finals. The tentative period of the competition at NUS (onsite) is projected from early October to mid-December; after which a panel of judges appointed by NUS will choose the winning team to head to Canada in May next year.

For more details about this challenge, please click here, here and here for more information. If you have any query, please write to Mr Jacob O’Quinn (irojdo@nus.edu.sg) for more information.

NUS International Internship Award- Financial Aid Scheme for Overseas Internships

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Starting from financial year 2016 (1 April 2016), NUS International Relations Office (IRO) has introduced a new funding scheme for students doing overseas internships that are not administered by IRO.

With some terms and conditions, this NUS International Internship Award scheme will generally support all NUS students embarking on an overseas internship, including faculty-facilitated internships and student self-sourced internships. This will ensure that student interns, who are Singapore Citizens or Singapore PRs, can receive additional co-funding under the International Enterprise Young Talent Programme (IE YTP).

NUS International Internship Award  – Basic features:

  1. Funding is provided for all international internships meaning IRO and faculty facilitated, as well as self-sourced internships
  2. Funding amount:-
    • Base Quantum: SGD 50/week (Southeast Asia, China, and Oceania, except Australia and New Zealand)
    • Base Quantum: SGD 100/week (rest of the world including Australia and New Zealand)
  1. Bursary top-up for students with low PCI (Singapore Citizen only)
  2. Minimum. duration: 4 weeks and Max. duration: 24 weeks
  3. Minimum. CAP 3.0

Terms and conditions:

  • Students cannot receive another funding from FASS for the same internship
  • Total funding amount is capped according to regions, which takes into account benefits provided by the company as well as costs of the programme (airfare, housing, living expenses)
  • Application needs to submitted before the internship start date

Details about the NUS International Internship Award can be found here. Please refer to IRO if you have any query.

We would like to encourage all FASS students going on overseas internships to apply for this award even if it is a self-sourced internship. In addition FASS students can claim credits for their internship as well. More information can be found here.

 

 

Invitation: Harvard Project for Asian and International Relations (HPAIR) 2016 Asia Conference

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Please note that this is an announcement on behalf of the organiser of this conference: The Chinese University of Hong Kong. Please refer to them directly if you have any query on this.

HPAIR2016

It is with pleasure I extend the below invitation to NUS students to participate in the Harvard Project for Asian and International Relations 2016 Asia Conference which will take place between 19 and 23 August 2016.  The Conference is Harvard University’s largest annual student conference in the Asia-Pacific region.  This year it will be  hosted by the Chinese University of Hong Kong and will focus on 5 tracks, namely, Environment and Sustainability, Entrepreneurship and Technology, Humanitarian Affairs, Business and the World Economy, and Governance and Diplomacy.

The Harvard Project for Asian and International Relations (HPAIR) is a student-run organization of the Harvard University Faculty of Arts and Sciences.  Since 1991, they have continuously gathered a growing pool of international students from top universities, renowned academics, business professionals, and political leaders to engage in their rigorous educational events.  The HPAIR Asia Conference is a 5-day academic program aiming to enrich delegates with a broader exposure to issues spanning multiple arenas, including political, social, economic, cultural, and business.  As the world becomes more globalized as well as commercialized, the boundary between business and other aspects of society is increasingly less rigid. The HPAIR Asia Conference seeks to capture this phenomenon and help delegates understand its impacts on the future of international relations.

Application for delegates has now started and you are invited to join this wonderful event! The regular deadline for application is 15 May, 2016. For more information, please visit www.hpair.org

 

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The Chinese University of Hong Kong

Information: 2016 Shanghai Jiao Tong University Summer Programs

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This is an announcement on behalf of Shanghai Jiao Tong University. Please refer to them if you have any query on their programmes. Please note that that this is not an endorsement of the programmes nor is it a guarantee that you will be able to transfer credits for your overseas summer courses but as a notification service of interesting programmes for FASS students.

Greeting from Shanghai Jiao Tong University!

SJTU International Student Centre would like to send our warmest regards for the continuous support. 

In summer 2016 we well prepare three short term summer program for all the international students. SJTU International Summer Session 2016 is a 3-week credit-bearing program under the topic “Traditional and Modern China” for both undergraduate and graduate students from around the world.

2016 SJTU Summer Research Internship is a Summer Research Program that offers top undergraduate students from around the world the opportunity to work at world class laboratories in SJTU under the supervision of top scientists in China. The internship lasts 6-8 weeks depending on the requirement of the individual research project. All students admitted will be waived of tuition fee and they have the chance to be awarded scholarships offered by SJTU .

The 2016 Global Summer School 20151216 is a 2-week program which provides international students with a unique experience of Chinese culture and history through a combination of lectures, workshops and filed trips. The summer schools cover four major fields of Food, Architecture, Culture and Society and feature special Chinese elements.

Please click on the relevant links for detailed information about the summer programs.

Warmest regards,

International Student Center

 

 

International Business Internship Programme at Boeing- Information Session

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This is an announcement on behalf of International Relations Office. Please refer to them if you have any queries.

Information Session by BOEING
 Boeing_internship

International Business Internship Programme
Date: 19 August 2015, Wednesday
Time: 11.30am – 12.30pm
Venue: Central Library Theatrette 1, CLB-04-04

For more information regarding the International Business Internship Programme, please visit Boeing’s webpage. Please email go-iro@nus.edu.sg for any queries regarding the information session.

University of Auckland Info Session for Students

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This is an announcement on behalf of International Relations Office.

The University of Auckland is offering an information session about their university and the exchange experience on 4 August at 3.15 pm.

University of Auckland info_session

If you wish to go for the session,

Click here https://myaces.nus.edu.sg:443/CoE/ViewEvent?actionParam=VIEWEVENT&eventID=71000 to register.

Call for Application for STEER Myanmar!

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Please note that this is an application on behalf of International Relations Office. Please contact them directly if you have any query. 

STEER Myanmar

STEER Myanmar 2015

Application deadline extended to 22 May 2015. Beyond this date is subject to availability.

What is STEER?

The NUS Study Trips for Engagement and EnRichment (STEER) programme is designed to familiarise students with the diverse socio-cultural-political-economic environments of newly emerging markets through a mix of classroom-based learning and experiential site visits. Inaugurated in December 2010, STEER has brought our students to Brazil, China, India, Myanmar, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates and Vietnam.

This STEER is heading to Myamar. Please refer to the pdf below for more information.

STEER Myanmar – Writeup

Who to contact for more information?

For additional information or related queries, please click here.

 

Opening of Application for Italian Scholarship to NUS students (AY2015-2016)

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This is an announcement on behalf of International Relations Office. Please direct all query to the relevant office. 

Italian Government Scholarships for AY 2015-16

The Italian Government has confirmed granting of scholarship to Singaporean nationals of all local Universities for the Academic Year 2015/2016 as part of the Cultural, Scientific and Technological Agreement between Italy and Singapore.

NUS Singaporean graduates are welcomed to apply online  for long term (6 or 9 months) Post-Graduate Scholarships after having established a first contact with the Italian University of their choice to explore and identify the course of study they are interested to pursue. The deadline for submitting the applications online is Wednesday, 13 May 2015, 6am (12.00mn Italian time).

Interested applicants, having completed the online application will have to submit the following hard copies to  the Italian Cultural Institute:

  • copy of your online application
  • copies of the latest qualifications
  • copy of passport
  • CV
  • transcript of latest exams
  • personal motivation letter
  • referral letters
  • n°2 passport-size photos
  • any other documents that is relevant to support your scholarship application

Please refer to the pdf link above and IRO website here for more details on the scholarship.

Info Session: SMU Global Summer Programme 2015

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Dear students

Perhaps you are curious about the summer offerings at the other local universities in Singapore.

Then we have some good news for you!

Colleagues at SMU will be at FASS for to give an information session next for their SMU Global Summer Programme 2015. The day is 5 March (Thursday) and time is 6.00 pm at LT13, FASS.

We hope to see all of you there!